3. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose.
n : a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) [syn: lawlessness]
This is in agreement with my Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
So I would agree with the OP: loss of identifiability leads to loss of responsibility which will lawlessness of a few - anarchy. Granted, it wouldn't be everybody being anarchist, but it only takes a few people to mess it up for everybody.
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Posted by: ayteebee on June 26, 2006 05:23 AM<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anarchy" title="reference.com">http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anarchy</a reference.com> gives:
1. Absence of any form of political authority.
2. Political disorder and confusion.
3. Absence of any cohesive principle, such as a common standard or purpose.
n : a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government) [syn: lawlessness]
This is in agreement with my Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.
So I would agree with the OP: loss of identifiability leads to loss of responsibility which will lawlessness of a few - anarchy. Granted, it wouldn't be everybody being anarchist, but it only takes a few people to mess it up for everybody.
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